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ECOWAS threatens 'targeted sanctions' over Guinea Bissau coup
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» ABUJA - West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to civilian rule following last month's coup.
Nigeria arrests leaders of terror group accused of 2022 jailbreak
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» LAGOS - Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group behind a 2022 jailbreak in the capital Abuja that temporarily freed hundreds of inmates.
First strike in six decades closes famous Japan department store
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - The shutters were down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.
Japanese ex-minister lobbies for Myanmar junta
Published on 18/12/2021
» TOKYO: A former Japanese cabinet minister who has campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from top Japanese companies to Myanmar has urged Tokyo to endorse its military regime, saying the country’s coup leader has “grown fantastically as a human being", while praising his “democratisation efforts”.
Yoshihide Suga set to become Japan's next prime minister
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's parliament votes Wednesday for the country's next prime minister, with powerful cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga all but assured the top job, as Shinzo Abe ends his record-breaking tenure.
Race for new Japan PM starts after shock resignation
AFP, Published on 29/08/2020
» TOKYO - The race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kicked off informally on Saturday, with several contenders announcing their plans to stand, a day after Japan's longest-serving leader announced his resignation.
Japan PM Abe stepping down over health: local media
AFP, Published on 28/08/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to resign over health problems, local media reported Friday, in a bombshell development that will end a record-setting tenure with no clear successor yet in place.
Japan's Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» TOKYO - Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor.
G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war
AFP, Published on 09/06/2019
» FUKUOKA (JAPAN) - The world's top finance policymakers Sunday weighed the impact of ballooning trade tensions on the global economy amid differences over the extent to which they are dragging on growth.
France's Macron in Nigeria to talk security, boost culture
AFP, Published on 04/07/2018
» LAGOS - French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja before taking off his jacket and tie in Lagos to celebrate African culture.